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June 16, 1940 : The monsters take a bite.

Axis, June 24th, 1940

The German front line is still very sparsely populated and that prevents us from penetrating deeper into Russia. However, the German units are considerably stronger than their Soviet counterparts.

June 24, 1940

Axis, July 1st, 1940

With fresh supplies from Minsk, German tanks head east towards Smolensk and Velikiye Luki. The Irish acquire membership in the Western Allies while the Latvians will soon be tightly integrated into the German lands.

July 1, 1940

ORIGINAL: Chocolino

The Irish acquire membership in the Western Allies

Now that Ireland has joined the fray, it would seem the scales are tipping against the Axis.

Will we soon see the Irish come to the rescue of their American cousins in the great city of New York?

Axis, July 9th, 1940

The Germans in NY try to consume the recently surging Guinness supply in the US. The supplies surely rise in preparation of a large scale Irish landing.

The Germans in the East have to do with potato schnapps which may account for their slow progress.

July 9, 1940

Axis, July 16th, 1940

The summer is already half over and we are only some very few hexes closer to Smolensk than four weeks earlier. Once we are stuck in winter weather it will only get worse.

July 16, 1940

Axis, July 24th, 1940

The fast units at Tallin have to wait for reinforcements before an attack on the Estonian capital can be launched.

July 24,1940

Axis, August 1st, 1940

The air war with the UK goes into a new round which is going to Germany for this time. The conflict with the USSR is becoming a titanic struggle where despite German progress, the USSR can maintain its defense by outproducing losses.

August 1, 1940

Axis, August 9th, 1940

August 9, 1940

Axis, August 16th, 1940

German tanks press towards Moscow. The end of summer is approaching slowly.

August 16, 1940

Axis, August 24th, 1940

Even though we press the Russian defenders east, we never get the feeling that they are loosing control or that their overall unit strength is declining despite their losses. After pushing one defensive line back there is always a new one.

August 24, 1940